Cozy up with a bowl of this White Chicken Chili— it’s filling, veggie, and protein packed… perfect for a fall night snuggle.
We’re back home. After a week of travel, it feels amazing to be home together and reunited with Pearl. She stayed with my sister last weekend while we were up in Auburn. I’m excited to have a full work week again, normal workout routine and get back to cooking!! YAY! Eating on the road get’s exhausting. I always end up craving veggies when I get home from a trip, so they are the focus of my menu this week!
On the Menu
Monday: Salmon with Butternut Squash Soup & Brussels Sprouts
Tuesday: Roasted Chicken with Potatoes, Carrots & Lemon
Wednesday: Mushroom Burger with Sweet & Beets Chips + Green Salad
Thursday: Crockpot Chicken Tinga Tacos. If you’ve been reading my weekly menus for a while you know that we love our crockpot chicken nachos, I fell in love with this chicken tinga recipe from Jeanette’s Healthy Living and I’m excited to give it a try this week!
Friday: Halloween Party @ our House— menu to come but I know I’m going to make a batch of this Sweet Potato Pie Dessert Hummus!!
Weekly Workouts
Monday: CrossFit
Tuesday: CrossFit + Restorative Yoga
Wednesday: CrossFit + Walk w Friend
Thursday: Walk/Run
Friday: CrossFit
Since it’s getting a bit cooler here in Orlando… womp womp. I made you a warm and healthy soup. This recipe was inspired by my old Winter White Chili recipe {terrible photos included} but because it was sooooo good I wanted to recreate it and get some new shots. Of course I can never make a recipe EXACTLY the same so I’ve updated the recipe to fit current food style. #foodbloggerproblems
Well, I hope you have a happy week!!
Do you have any plans for Halloween… What’s on your Halloween menu?? I need some ideas 🙂
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White Chicken Chili
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Yield: 10- 1 cup servings 1x
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Cozy up with a bowl of this White Chicken Chili— it’s filling, veggie, and protein packed… perfect for a fall night snuggle.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 pound chicken breast
- 48 ounces chicken broth
- 1 can corn
- 1 can garbanzo beans
- 1 can chopped green chilies
- 4 cups chopped kale
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup 1% milk
- NUTRITION {1/10 recipe}: 184 calls, 1g sat fat, 18g cho, 4g fiber, 3g sugar, 20g pro
Instructions
- In large stock pot, heat olive oil over medium heat.
- Sauté onions, peppers and garlic until translucent.
- Add chicken breast and season with salt and pepper.
- Add half chicken broth to pot and bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, cover and reduce heat to low boil and cook for 10-15 minutes until chicken is cooked through.
- Remove chicken to shred with fork or in mixer. Click here for details on how to shred chicken in mixer: https://www.loveandzest.com/2014/04/simpleshreddedchicken.html
- Add chicken back to pot and toss in corn, beans, chiles, kale and seasonings and stir to incorporate.
- In separate bowl, stir together remaining chicken broth and milk.
- Add milk broth to soup, stirring quickly so milk doesn’t coagulate.
- Serve hot and topped with cheese, cilantro, and lime juice if desired. Soup freezes and reheats well.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 184
- Sugar: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 20g
Hi I’m Kristina LaRue, RD (registered dietitian nutritionist), Peloton addict and mama to two active and hungry boys. On Love & Zest, you’ll find healthy-ish recipes that fuel the whole family. I’m all about veggie-filled breakfast, meal prep recipes, healthier sweets, and easy weeknight dinners made in the Instant Pot or sheet pan.
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This looks beyond amazing!! Love this recipe, I am so inspired. Meal prep is my fav and I love getting ideas from blogs like yours. My blog focuses on holistic nutrition, and I have a tons of tips. Looking forward to future posts 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by. 🙂 Honestly, meal prep is a necessary evil for me.. I wish I had the life that I could just walk to the market every day and spend an hour or two cooking up something from scratch. Okay, wake up wake up.
Maybe I’m missing something but when is the best time to add in the kale?
Thanks!
Hey Jana! I added the kale in with the beans and spices… updated the recipe notes. Thanks for catching that. 🙂
This looks so delicious! I love that you added kale to this. I haven’t seen that before in a white chicken chili recipe. Pinning for later!
YAY! Thanks Elizabeth!
This chili sounds perfect for a cool evening! One of my goals for the next month or so is to incorporate more veggies into my dinner meals. It’s always easier for me to pack a big salad for lunch, but when it comes to dinner I usually have one veggie on the side. It’s better than nothing, but looking for more variety! Thanks for sharing your meal plan – it will help with this!
Thanks!! Soup is one of my favorite ways to get in extra veg– plus it makes the best leftovers! Best wishes this month w your goal 🙂
Hi, silly question I have. So after the chicken cooks, do you shred it with a fork?
Not a silly question at all!! Silly me forgot to add that part to the recipe. I shred it with a fork OR add it to the mixer and shred it that way– details here: https://www.loveandzest.com/2014/04/simpleshreddedchicken.html
Thanks to you, I’ll update the recipe 🙂 Thanks so much!!!
Yay! I’m glad you are back home and reunited with Pearl! You’re excited about full work week? I think I need to go on a vacation ;). This chili IS perfect for a full night snuggle (how cute)! I actually don’t have any plans for Halloween as of now. I’ll probably be in the lab till late :(.
Thanks Min!! What lab are you taking?